I think when we are younger / kids shyt is legit scary to us. I remember being really disturbed first time I saw the movie it or being scared of Freddy Kruger for real. Turning off the tv when tales from the crypt came on. I think it’s because when you are a kid it’s not outside the realm of possibility that you can see that shyt. Monsters may be real.
When we get grown we lose a lot of our imagination and don’t believe in the possibility of these things existing, so what’s scary to us is really what’s the most disturbing. Kids dying, something running in the home and killing the family something in which our stomach is turning . Those things we actually think about at night sleeping in our beds . Art is a demon , but he just moves like a serial killer . John Wayne gacy was real. Clowns will always be atleast somewhat effective. I think the “scary days are over” . It’s just about what makes you uncomfortable and will you watch it for that feeling and thrill.